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A Correlation of the Vegetation with the Soil Types of Haskell County, Texas (open access)

A Correlation of the Vegetation with the Soil Types of Haskell County, Texas

The problem has consisted, first, of a mapping of the soil types present in Haskell County; second, a collection of the existing vegetation of each soil type; third, an identification of the vegetation collected and observed; fourth, and lastly, a comparative study of the vegetation of each soil type in an effort to establish a correlation between the vegetation and the soil type.
Date: 1950
Creator: Tyson, Josiah William, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interest and Personality Patterns of Experienced Teachers (open access)

Interest and Personality Patterns of Experienced Teachers

The purpose of this study is to determine and analyze interest and personality patterns of experienced teachers as measured by certain standardized tests.
Date: 1950
Creator: Vaughan, George E., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Some Effects of Color on Personnel in Industry (open access)

Some Effects of Color on Personnel in Industry

The problem of this study is to determine some effects of color on personnel in industry. Consideration is given to management-employee relationship, employee's physical and mental health, and the resulting increase of both quality and quantity of production.
Date: 1950
Creator: Wages, Morris L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Measurement of the Popularity of the Extra-Curricular Activities in Cleburne High School, Cleburne, Texas, with the Relationships of Certain Factors to that Popularity (open access)

A Measurement of the Popularity of the Extra-Curricular Activities in Cleburne High School, Cleburne, Texas, with the Relationships of Certain Factors to that Popularity

The purposes of this study are: (1) to determine the popularity of extra-curricular organizations existing in the school as a means of indicating the successful and the unsuccessful groups in the school, (2) to establish the relationships of certain factors to the popularity of the activities so that efforts may be made to improve less successful activities, (3) to discover the extent and the popularity of social activities provided by the city of Cleburne, Texas, for the high school students in order that administrators of the school may have more insight into the extent of the need of high school students for social activities sponsored by the school.
Date: 1950
Creator: Watson, Katie Maxine
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Peer Acceptance in the Newly-Consolidated Northwest High School at Justin, Texas (open access)

A Study of Peer Acceptance in the Newly-Consolidated Northwest High School at Justin, Texas

The primary problem of this study is to investigate statistically the degree of social integration in a newly-consolidated rural high school formed from four previously existing high schools. The sociometric technique is to be used to determine the peer acceptance for the component parts of the school population, to find out, if possible, if the process of combining the four schools has created an atmosphere which is contributing to the more effective social adjustment of all the students.
Date: 1950
Creator: Watson, Velma
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Gilmer-Aikin Law as to Its Soundness Financially and Administratively (open access)

An Evaluation of the Gilmer-Aikin Law as to Its Soundness Financially and Administratively

The problem of this study is to determine the soundness of the Gilmer-Aikin Law financially and administratively. No attempt will be made to apply the principles of the law to any particular area or school district, but the law will be considered as a whole as it will apply to the schools of Texas in general.
Date: 1950
Creator: Whitaker, Ernest B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analytical Study of the Physical Education Program for Junior and Senior High School Girls in Fort Worth, Texas with Recommendations for Future Cooperative Program Development in Physical Education in the Two School Levels (open access)

An Analytical Study of the Physical Education Program for Junior and Senior High School Girls in Fort Worth, Texas with Recommendations for Future Cooperative Program Development in Physical Education in the Two School Levels

The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between the girls' physical education programs in the junior and senior high schools in the Fort Worth Public Schools and to determine to what extent these programs insure the complete development of the girl, physically, mentally and socially in the two school levels.
Date: 1950
Creator: White, Mary Nell
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of Supervisory Practices to Determine the Extent to Which they Meet Recommended Practices and Procedures (open access)

A Survey of Supervisory Practices to Determine the Extent to Which they Meet Recommended Practices and Procedures

The purpose of this study is to make an investigation of the qualifications and supervisory practices of a selected number of supervisors in counties, cities, and special subjects, to determine the extent to which they meet recommended practices and procedures in supervision. Attention is directed to the types of supervisors, to training and experience, to planning the supervisory program, to methods of facilitating teacher growth, to methods of improving instruction, and to methods of evaluating instruction.
Date: 1950
Creator: Widtfeldt, Ruby Richards
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of World War II on the Aluminum Industry (open access)

The Effect of World War II on the Aluminum Industry

This study attempts to impart such facts as will enable the reader to select his own alternative as to the feasibility of monopoly or free competition within the aluminum industry. In order to assist the reader in making decisions the evolution of the supply and price structure of aluminum and its effects on demand are submitted.
Date: 1950
Creator: Williams, Bazil M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine the Common Elements in Ten Newbery Medal Books (1940-1949) (open access)

A Study to Determine the Common Elements in Ten Newbery Medal Books (1940-1949)

The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to determine whether the Newbery Medal Books under consideration meet the commonly accepted requirements of children's literature; and second, if they do not, to determine wherein they differ from acceptable criteria.
Date: 1950
Creator: Akin, Alva-Myrtie
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Adequacy of the School Transportation Systems of Montague County, Texas (open access)

The Adequacy of the School Transportation Systems of Montague County, Texas

In this study an attempt is made to determine the adequacy of the school transportation systems of Montague County, Texas.
Date: 1950
Creator: Allen, Bill N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Absolute Beta Counting Using Thick Sources (open access)

Absolute Beta Counting Using Thick Sources

The problem with which we shall concern ourselves in this paper is the self-scattering and self-absorption of beta particles by the source.
Date: 1950
Creator: Anderson, Miles E., 1926-
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Philosophy of Rousseau Concerning the Practical Arts and His Influence on the Philosophy of Industrial Arts in the Secondary Schools of the United States (open access)

A Study of the Philosophy of Rousseau Concerning the Practical Arts and His Influence on the Philosophy of Industrial Arts in the Secondary Schools of the United States

This thesis is a comparative study of Rousseau's philosophy on education, with emphasis placed on the practical arts, to show how his philosophy of practical arts has influenced the philosophy of present day industrial arts in the secondary schools of the United States.
Date: 1950
Creator: Anderson, William J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Reduction Products of N-(4-Nitrophenacyl)-4-(1-Hexyl)pyridinium Bromide (open access)

A Study of the Reduction Products of N-(4-Nitrophenacyl)-4-(1-Hexyl)pyridinium Bromide

Because of the structural analogies between these compounds and several other physiologically active compounds, such as chloroamphenicol, 4,4'-diaminodiphenyl sulfone, and 2,2-bis-(p-aminophenyl)-1,1,1-trichloroethane, a more complete study of the reduction products and the sequence of catalytic reduction of N-(4-nitrophenacyl)-4-(1-hexyl)pyridinium bromide was made in this investigation.
Date: 1950
Creator: Arnwine, Bennie C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of the Stipulated, Assigned, and Acquired Duties of the Head and Assistant Football Coaches of the Class AA High Schools Within a Radius of 115 Miles of Grand Prairie, Texas (open access)

A Comparative Study of the Stipulated, Assigned, and Acquired Duties of the Head and Assistant Football Coaches of the Class AA High Schools Within a Radius of 115 Miles of Grand Prairie, Texas

The purposes of this study are (1) to make a comparison of the stipulated, assigned, and acquired duties of the head football coaches of Class AA high schools within a radius of 115 miles of Grand Prairie, Texas; and (2) to make a comparison of the stipulated, assigned, and acquired duties of the assistant football coaches of Class AA high schools within a radius of 115 miles of Grand Prairie, Texas.
Date: 1950
Creator: Ashton, Vernon C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Class Piano in Relation to the Needs and Interests of the Child (open access)

Class Piano in Relation to the Needs and Interests of the Child

The purpose of this investigation is to show how class piano can meet the needs and interests of the child. Research was made to discover the development of piano from its very beginning to the present time, thereby showing the value of class piano and how old and new methods can be used to meet the needs and interests of the child.
Date: 1950
Creator: Atchison, Ruby Dale Brown
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation to Determine Improvement in the Social Status of Children Through Concetrated Effort (open access)

An Investigation to Determine Improvement in the Social Status of Children Through Concetrated Effort

The problem of this study is an investigation of the development of social adjustment in thirty-three first-grade pupils in Gainesville, Texas, during 1949-1950. The purpose of the study is to determine each child's total readiness status at the beginning of the investigation, surround each with socializing experiences appropriate to his need, and then determine whether measurable benefits appear to result from his participation in the specific activities designed for social development.
Date: 1950
Creator: Atkins, Thelma
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effectiveness of Certain Recommended Remedial and Diagnostic Procedures in Reading with a Particular Group, the Fifth Grade (open access)

The Effectiveness of Certain Recommended Remedial and Diagnostic Procedures in Reading with a Particular Group, the Fifth Grade

It is the purpose of this experiment to discover and report the effectiveness of applying a standardized diagnosis followed by recommended remedial procedures to a fifth grade reading group.
Date: 1950
Creator: Aubrey, Addie F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Influences That Audio-Visual Aids Have upon the Progress of Children in the Fifth-Grade Social Studies (open access)

The Influences That Audio-Visual Aids Have upon the Progress of Children in the Fifth-Grade Social Studies

The problem undertaken in this investigation is to determine the value of using audio-visual aids in the fifth-grade social studies program of the Austin Elementary School, Wichita Falls, Texas.
Date: 1950
Creator: Avis, Burch M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Contributions of the Visiting Teacher to the Elementary School Program (open access)

Contributions of the Visiting Teacher to the Elementary School Program

It is the purpose of this study to examine the work of visiting teachers or school-social workers in various places which have employed this service for a number of years and to determine some of the contributions which such service makes to the over-all program of the elementary school from the standpoint of services to the child, to his family, and to the teachers.
Date: 1950
Creator: Babcock, Frances M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of Two Methods of Teaching Eighth-Grade Social Studies in the Granbury Elementary School (open access)

A Comparative Study of Two Methods of Teaching Eighth-Grade Social Studies in the Granbury Elementary School

The major purpose of this study was to compare the progress made by a group of children taught by the experience method of teaching with a group taught by the old textbook method, to determine whether the experimental group would show as much gain in academic knowledge as the control group, and in turn gain the other desired traits of the present-day personal and social needs.
Date: 1950
Creator: Baccus, Nettie
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine Sound Methods of Teaching High School Geography (open access)

A Study to Determine Sound Methods of Teaching High School Geography

The purpose of this study is to endeavor to formulate a sound method of teaching geography so that it may contribute to intelligent problem solving in our democratic way of life.
Date: 1950
Creator: Bales, Robert H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation of the School Plant of Union Grove High School in Upshur County, Texas, on the Basis of Health and Safety Environment for the School Population with Recommendations for Future Development (open access)

Evaluation of the School Plant of Union Grove High School in Upshur County, Texas, on the Basis of Health and Safety Environment for the School Population with Recommendations for Future Development

The purpose of this study was to make a critical evaluation of the school plant of Union Grove High School in Upshur County, Texas, in regards to health and safety environment.
Date: 1950
Creator: Bartlett, J. Harold
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stereoisomerism of Dimethyl Muconate (open access)

Stereoisomerism of Dimethyl Muconate

The acid which is analogous to the next member of the diphenylpolyenes, 1,4-diphenylbutadiene, is muconic acid. This acid has been chosen to be investigated in an effort to isolate all the stereoisomers of a set containing more than two isomers.
Date: 1950
Creator: Bearden, Robert Gene
System: The UNT Digital Library